Miscellaneous Notes On System Architecture and Design
When I first joined the programming team at my previous job in an aerospace company, the first observation I made...
2019-02-01 (first published: 2019-01-18)
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Book Review: SQL Server 2017 on Linux
I don’t have any statistics but I think most IT Professionals in the SQL Server field are managing or developing...
2019-01-11
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Looking Forward
2018 has come and gone. And we’re on a new year once again. This is another opportunity for a new...
2019-01-04
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Forecasting Kyle Kuzma’s Field Goal Percentage (FG%)
More and more tools are becoming available for data analysts and data scientists. These tools provide convenience and lower the bar...
2019-01-03 (first published: 2018-12-22)
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How I Work: Data Professionals at Work
It has been a busy year so far. Last March, I did a review, as a Technical Reviewer, for a...
2018-11-02
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Creating Facets in SQL Server 2017 Using R
SQL Server 2017 In-Database Machine learning has brought the analytics closer to the data. It is now convenient to do...
2018-04-11
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Creating Bar Graph In SQL Server 2017 Using R
Creating a bar graph with R in SQL Server 2017 is relatively easy. It’s just a matter of finding the correct...
2018-04-05 (first published: 2018-04-03)
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Getting Things Done With SSMS
As a SQL Server pro, I spend most of my productive time in the SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS). I...
2018-04-04 (first published: 2018-03-27)
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Getting Started With R In SQL Server 2017
Prior to SQL Server 2016, running R on Microsoft platform required an installation of the R Language and its environment...
2018-03-22 (first published: 2018-03-13)
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Identify R Package Dependencies Using miniCRAN
Installing R packages in SQL Server 2017 is a breeze with the stored procedure sp_execute_external_script. But so far, it is limited...
2018-03-20
446 reads
Blogs
Shifting Mindsets: Why FinOps is Essential for Cloud Efficiency
By HeyMo0sh
As a DevOps practitioner, I’ve always focused on performance, scalability, and automation. But as...
March 2026 SQL Server Security Updates
By Brian Kelley
On Patch Tuesday, in addition to OS and Office security patches, Microsoft also released...
How Fabric Mirroring Transformed with SQL Server 2025
When mirroring was first released for Azure SQL Database, it used Change Data Capture...
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Upgrading Admin Queries
I have a query from a former DBA that we run on SQL Server 2025 to check on database metadata. This query references sys.sysaltfiles. I want to refactor this code to be more modern. Which DMV should I reference instead?
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